female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
all present; all concerned; all of us
hyperesthesia; hypersensitivity
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of